IBM System Programmer Reviews

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This company is worst. They remove the employees ruthlessly after 2 months bench.they don't have projects. Recruiting more people and layoff more. No.1 is layoffs. Worst company

Dislikes

Worst company. They don't have projects. Ruthlessly they remove employees after 2 months notice..no.1 in lay offs. Worst of worst company

Likes

We can learn many things in that company as they have given free access for all learning platform. It totally depends on you how u utilise it.

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I don’t have idea about other projects inside the company, but the project which I was working was a low budget project then too those managers were not living that project and it was a worst project , as I am a fresher it was not good to start Carrer like that.

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

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Their work life balance is really good but their core work is not up to mark . So I will suggest look for different companies if you want to grow your learnings and career . The options for learning different tech through courses are available but the core work is not up to mark so you are hoping to learn through work is not available

Dislikes

Learning’s through core work is not good

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

IBM is a liberal company. You have to complete your work in the given time frame that's it. When you are coming and going that doesn't matter actually.

Dislikes

The increment process is very bad.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Job security.

Dislikes

Completely depends on the project and people think of you as a machine. If you work hard they give you more work and at the time of appraisal they give you nothing standard 5-10% hike to all.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Likes

The best thing to work with this company being the perfect work culture as a fresher.You will get enough time for learning purposes and different certification courses they offer for free

Dislikes

Salary increment is pretty dull and you will not getting enough opportunities for for growth .It is slow process and depends less on how hard you work

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Work culture and flexibility. Not too much stress.

Dislikes

Even Bcom graduates can become software engineers and project managers in IBM. Bcom from Seshadripuram First Grade College and STEM degree(MS) holder from University of Texas at Arlington, USA are paid the same salary. Very huge pay disparity. No equal pay for equal work. Very racist and biased. Managers make false promises of promotions and very gradual pay hike. No meritrocracy. All degrees are the same. Doesnt matter if you worked until 3AM on projects to earn your STEM degree. BE and US STEM degrees are dirt cheap in India. US Management plays favorites....Read More

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Everything Excellent company, work life balance is great Pay is decent not as great as others but it compensates it with other benefits.

Dislikes

Might improve location allocation for employees, So can be near to their families.

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

IBM is like employee friendly, where IBM will let us to learn lot many things and guide us to look forward in different technologies.

Dislikes

Once we came out of project, it's totally hard to get into new project, usually they do not have any allocation requirements.

Likes

Nothing to like. Manager dominating culture

Dislikes

Many of IBMers faces regional/language politics. One never give u a chance to grow unless it find u belong to a perticular region or language. So wouldn't recommend. Additionally very less pay and no perks. U never expect for promotion even.

Likes

work life balance mostly depends on project and client. I worked here for 2 clients. 1 year per client. the project with my first client did not go as expected. the senior management to blame here. hence my (and my team mates') wlb was very bad. there were weeks I even worked for 14 hours per day. work with my second client was verygood. wlb was also very good. I worked during work hours and met all the deadlines etc. comfortably....Read More

Dislikes

hikes were not given as per times. you have to find projects on your own. (there will be forums etc. tho)

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Likes

Everything is good. I haven’t been through the appraisal cycle yet, but heard from the seniors that its not good . You can’t expect more than 5% hike

Dislikes

Appraisal could have been better

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Likes

IBM is good at work-life balance after working more than 7 years in IBM one thing I can say one will find very rare work place where people will not say anything once job is done , if any one can do their job none will tell anything.

Dislikes

Promotion and appraisal process , one should get judged by his/her work not the relationship having between manager and reportee, relationship has to be good with all but it should not be the only criteria for getting promotion and appraisal. It was really tough for me to leave IBM as it's my dream company since college time I left IBM because of manager.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Amazing work life balance and great culture. Work is challenging and there is a recent shift to product oriented work rather than traditional services and consulting approach

Dislikes

Not much yet, but I hear appraisals could be better

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Likes

As long as you are in any project, you are treated well

Dislikes

If you are in bench, you are on your own. You have to find your own project. No support from management. Finally, golden handshake will happen, if you can't secure any project.

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Likes

Good work life balance,brand name, Poor compensation, unrealistic promotion criteria, poor onsite chances

Dislikes

Poor compensation Pathetic bonus Promotion

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work timings: Flexible Timings

Work related travel: This is a desk job.